Synopsis:
When Kalith
geologist Jora b'Larth notices strange seismic activity occurring around the
underground energy barrier in Yellowstone National Park, she realizes someone
otherworldly has been siphoning off energy. Keeping her identity under wraps,
she reaches out to the enemy Paladins for help. When Paladin Penn Sebastian
shows up, ready to investigate her allegations, Jora is unexpectedly attracted
by his handsome face and intense blue eyes. And as they work together to solve
the rift between their two worlds, something surprising happens: the two sworn
enemies begin to fall in love.
Review:
Great read with
an action plot. What happens when what
had defined you is suddenly gone? What happens when the warrior can no longer
be a warrior? Penn was injured in an
earlier book and has not made a full recovery.
He is still shattered at not fighting with his fellow Paladins. But when Devlin gets a mysterious call for
help in Yellowstone, he asks Penn to go and meet with the unknown caller.
The caller turns
out to be a female Kalith geologist whose parents bought their way into this
world when she was an infant. She has very bad news - activities from people on
the Kalith side of the Barrier seem to be creating an imbalance which would
trigger an explosion of the Yellowstone super volcano [definitely the end of
life as we know it]. The story consists
of them researching the problems, ducking bad guys, fighting bad guys, and
getting over their prejudices.
Larem and Baraq,
Kalithan friends from Seattle who have their own books, have cameos. Their
friendship has prepared Penn to accept his heroine. Jora, on the other hand, was raised by her
Kalithan parents on stories of the Paladin boogeymen...
This was
supposed to be the last of the Paladin books but joyfully the author has just
released a novella, Darkness Torn Asunder, which continues the series. I’m
hoping for more…
The Paladins
1.
Dark
Protector
2.
Dark
Defender
3.
In
Darkness Reborn
4.
Redeemed
in Darkness
5.
Darkness
Unknown
6.
Defeat
the Darkness
7.
Bound
by Darkness
8.
The
Darkness Beyond
9.
Darkness
on Fire
9.5 Darkness
Torn Asunder
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